If I had any doubts about my choice to abandon everything and come to South America, they have been obliterated. What a great day!
I arrived at ECELA this morning at 8 am in order to take a brief oral and written placement test. My score on the first test was good enough that they gave [...]
Well, I´m finally here! This reality has yet to hit me though. It´s probably because I´m so tired from only sleeping one hour on the plane (despite 2 sleeping pills). The flight was very nice and the 13 hours went by rather quickly. Kudos to the people at Seat Guru for helping me obtain a [...]
It’s only natural to have butterflies before leaving one’s country to live in another culture. I’ve had them the last week and have been trying to figure out why. It just dawned on me. Control. As a single man, I control (at least I think I do) almost every aspect of my life. This creates [...]
My truck, which only has 87,500 miles, was going to rest nicely in front of our house until someone bought it or I returned home. On the day before I leave for Argentina, the transmission on my ‘99 Tahoe “pops” and the reverse gear no longer works. There is also an eerie whining noise. [...]
Sometimes my intellect is completely worthless. This is one of those times. 1 John 4:19 says, “We love because he first loved us.” I understand God loved me first and I am incapable of love apart from him. Yet somehow, I really don’t understand why I love God sometimes. This is not to say he [...]
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